Archive · 26 Aug 2026
Nidhish, Yashvi Win Telangana Under-17 Chess Titles
Nidhish Shyamal and Yashvi Jain won a chess tournament in Telangana.
Nidhish won the boys’ competition with six points.
Yashvi won the girls’ competition with 5.5 points.
The tournament ended on Monday at Vikas The Concept School in Bachupally.
A total of 174 boys and 48 girls took part.
The event was also used to choose players for a national chess championship.
That national championship will be held in Jammu and Kashmir.
Sreesha Kandi, who scored five points, was selected to represent Telangana in the girls’ event.
School principal Velampudi Sunita gave prizes to the winners.
Nidhish Shyamal won the boys’ title with six points.
Yashvi Jain secured the girls’ title with 5.5 points.
The Telangana State Under-17 Chess Championship concluded on Monday at Vikas The Concept School, Bachupally.
The tournament drew 174 boys and 48 girls.
The event selected Telangana representatives for the 2026 National Under-17 Chess Championship in Jammu and Kashmir.
- Who
- Nidhish Shyamal won the boys’ section, and Yashvi Jain won the girls’ section.
- What
- They won the Telangana State Under-17 Chess Championship 2026.
- When
- The championship concluded on Monday; the articles do not provide an exact date.
- Where
- Vikas The Concept School in Bachupally, Hyderabad.
- Why
- The tournament served as a selection event for Telangana’s representatives at the 2026 National Under-17 Chess Championship.
- Boys’ winner
- Nidhish Shyamal, 6 points
- Girls’ winner
- Yashvi Jain, 5.5 points
- Participants
- 174 boys and 48 girls
- Venue
- Vikas The Concept School, Bachupally, Hyderabad
- National championship
- 2026 National Under-17 Chess Championship in Jammu and Kashmir
- Girls’ selection
- Sreesha Kandi was selected after scoring five points
- Prize distributor
- Velampudi Sunita, principal of Vikas The Concept School
